This guy is an Indian-Canadian standup comic named Russell Peters and he is So. Fucking. Funny. I’m going to go buy his DVD right now.
Archive for December 5th, 2007
For anyone in the Washington, DC area
Bone Marrow Drive for a Member of our Community
(Cheek-Swab Test — you do not need to give blood)
Saturday, December 15, 2007
3 pm – 6 pm
Location: Janney Elementary School
4136 Albemarle St. NW, Wash. DC
(intersection of Albemarle St. and Wisconsin Ave NW,
across from Best Buy and the Tenleytown station on Metro’s Red Line)
A local parent of South Asian descent is battling CLL (Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia), a form of blood cancer. She is in urgent need of a bone marrow transplant. Because there are so few South Asian donors in the national registry, finding a match for her may be very difficult. By registering with the National Marrow Donor Program, you may give the gift of life to this special person, who is a friend, daughter, wife, and mother.
We are most in need of donors of South Asian descent (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, East Africa, Guyana, Afghanistan). Donor registration is free for these individuals as well as those of African-American, Hispanic, American Indian/Alaska Native, and other Asian/Pacific Islander origin.
Leukemia and other fatal blood disorders can happen to anyone
• Caucasians have a 1 in 15 chance of finding a matching donor, while for South Asians the odds are 1 in 20,000
• If more people register, the greater the chance that those in need will find matches
• Becoming a donor is simple and free of charge for minorities (others must pay a $52 tissue-typing fee to register)
How you can help
• All healthy individuals between the ages of 18-60 can volunteer
• Fill out a form and have a simple cheek swab to register - takes only a few minutes
• Please spread the word about this drive to people and organizations with ties to the South Asian community in the DC area.
Questions/Concerns:
Contact me at ellindigo AT gmail DOT com and I will get you an answer to your questions.
For more information visit: www.marrow.org or www.samarinfo.org
PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE - PASS THIS ON!
Day off yum
I did end up taking a day off today, and I’m glad I did. It’s snowing outside which always makes us happy. We slept in late (10:30am OMG!) and now we’re puttering around. I did up some more postcards for sendsomething.net and I’m pondering getting dressed to make a run to the Post Office. I love the Post Office. 
I have a lot of schoolwork to catch up on, but there’s time to do it this afternoon and evening. I’m two days late on an assignment for the first time since I started graduate school. I can tell I’m getting burnt out. If I keep on like this I’ll end up with a B in the class instead of an A, but that’s ok. I just have to get through it, get that second masters, and then I’m done done done. Yay!
Ok, time to do something. I hope everyone is having a wonderful day.